Lantern and reflector holder having pivotally adjustable supporting arm



Qct. 20, 1953 w. YACYSHYN 5 LANTERN AND REFLECTOR HOLDER HAVINGPIVOTALLY ADJUSTABLE SUPPORTING ARM Filed July 9, 1949 INVENTORE M42223?.Kid'fiiffl c 33 9mm Patented Oct. 20, 1953 LANTERN AND REFLECTOR HOLDERHAV- ING PIVOTALLY ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT- ING ARM Walter Yacyshyn,Cleveland, Ohio Application July 9, 1949, Serial No. 103,813

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a gas lampreflector and holder.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a gas lamp reflectorand holder adapted to receive and retain a gas lamp which can be held ona boat or other support by means of a wedge support pivotally connectedto the holder as its attaching portion and wherein the holder is soconstructed that the lamp can be pumped, lighted, refilled with oil, themantle changed without the same having to be removed from its support.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a gas lampreflector and holder device which is of simple construction, inexpensiveto manufacture, has a minimum number of parts, easy to be attached to astructure to be supported by the same, the attaching member permittingthe angular adjustment of the device upon the supporting structure, ofpleasing appearance, convenient to use, and eflicient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the inventionreference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the gas lamp reflector and holder deviceembodying the features of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the lamp reflector and holderdevice.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the figures, i represents a band which is adapted to bedrawn about the lamp and held in tight engagement therewith by bandscrew bolts H and I 2. Extending upwardly from the band is a bracket 13having a bent portion I4 and to the upper end of which is connected anarcuate shaped reflector l5 open at its front side and adapted toreflect rays of light from lamp [1 carried by the band 10.

The band has rearwardly extending projections [8 containing the screwbolts H and I2, and between which there is connected a wedge shapedsupporting arm [9. This arm is pivoted upon a bolt 2| extending throughthe arm and the projections l8 of the band. The arm is of wedge shapeand adapted to be inserted into a small variable space and at any anglewith respect to the band I0 so that the lamp H can be retained in avertical upright position by the tightening of the bolt 2i through itsnut 22 to frictionally fix the end portions 18 to the sides of the wedgeattaching arm l9, This arm can be extended downwardly to an opening 23of a boat so as to be properly supported for the retaining of the lampIT. The bend H in the bracket will be seated under the upper portion ofthe lamp in such a manner as to prevent the slippage of the lampdownwardly through the band 10.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of my invention, what isclaimed is:

A gas lamp reflector and holder device com prising a band, means forconnecting the band about a lamp to support the same, an attaching meanssupported about a pivot disposed substantially tangentially to said bandconnected to the band for effecting the attachment of the device to asupporting structure, an upright bracket connected to the band andextending upwardly and a reflector carried upon the bracket and adaptedto surround the lamp throughout a part of its circumference, and saidbracket having an inwardly bent portion adapted to have engagement withthe lamp and prevent its downward displacement through the band.

WALTER YACYSHYN.

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